Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 43 (Pejačević)
Movements
i Allegro con anima, ii Adagio, iii Allegro molto vivace
Notes
The duo will also perform this second piece. Dora Pejačević was a Croatian composer, pianist and violinist and one of the first composers to introduce the orchestral song to Croatian music. Sonata in B minor Slawische Sonate for violin and piano, Op. 43 was composed in 1917; dedicated to violinist Zlatko Baloković.
Dora Pejačvić composed her Violin Sonata in B-flat minor, op 43 in 1917 while serving as a nurse in her hometown of Našice, Croatia during World War I. The third and final movement, Allegro molto vivace, is marked by driving, almost relentless quaver passages exchanged between the piano and violin, along with sudden shifts in harmony and texture. The piece was dedicated to noted Croatian violinist Zlatko Baloković, who briefly lived in Britain from 1920 to 1923 before settling permanently in the United States.
